"Hmm?"
Tang Luochuan was momentarily stunned upon hearing this. Walking with someone else… Had Gu Yue seen him earlier? No wonder she'd been distracted all morning—she must be jealous.
"Gu Yue, she's the child of my father's friend. Her father is the president of the Forging Master Association who appeared the other day."
"It's not what you think."
Unable to suppress a smile, he explained.
"None of my business."
Gu Yue didn't even turn her head. Of course, she knew it wasn't anything serious, but she was still annoyed.
Just yesterday, he had held her hand and taken her to meet his parents, and the very next day, he was attending class with another girl. Tang Luochuan, you really have some nerve!
"I didn't mean to make you misunderstand—"
"Who's misunderstanding you?"
"Gu Yue, are you jealous?"
Tang Luochuan appeared in front of her, speaking softly.
"Who said that?"
At his words, Gu Yue stiffened slightly, as if caught off guard, before firmly denying it.
As if she would ever be jealous over this jerk!
"Stop talking to me."
With that, she channeled the power of the wind element, gliding smoothly toward the teaching building and leaving him behind.
"Brother. Teacher Wu asked us to wait for him in his office. He has something to tell us… Huh?"
"Why did Sister Gu Yue leave?"
At that moment, Tang Wulin and the others appeared beside him. Just as they were about to speak, their gazes followed Gu Yue's departing figure, momentarily confused.
"Boss and Sister Gu Yue are rarely ever apart. Why today of all days…"
Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi exchanged glances before voicing their thoughts. Then, along with Tang Wulin, they realized the gravity of the situation—she was upset.
"Gu Yue, we're heading to the Dean's office."
Tang Luochuan called out to her in the distance.
"Got it."
"…"
Watching as Gu Yue refused to stop, he shook his head with a smile. It seemed he'd have to coax her properly later.
Letting her stay jealous like this wasn't good.
"Boss."
"Did you and Sister Gu—uh, Sister Gu Yue have a fight?"
Zhang Yangzi couldn't help but ask, only to receive a sharp knock on the head in response.
"Kids shouldn't ask so many questions…"
With those words, Tang Luochuan had already set off after Gu Yue.
Admittedly, as someone who wielded control over all elemental abilities, Gu Yue moved with effortless grace, every motion enhanced by elemental energy.
For a while, her wind-like figure maintained a steady distance from him. It wasn't until he entered the teaching building that he finally managed to close the gap slightly.
"The power of the wind element, huh…"
Tang Luochuan chuckled helplessly. Well, even with the Golden Dragon King's unrivaled physical strength, he couldn't gain much advantage here.
After all, the Golden Dragon King excelled in raw power and combat prowess—elemental enhancements weren't part of its strengths.
He just wondered if the system would trigger…
[Striving System activated]
[Detected Gu Yue's absolute advantage in elemental enhancement. Host is hereby granted Elemental Affinity, making you the favored one of elemental power in all circumstances.]
[Note: Host is now immune to elemental damage.]
"Hmm?"
Tang Luochuan was momentarily stunned. He had been prepared for whether the system would step up this time, after all, his system never admitted defeat easily.
The system didn't often rise to the occasion, but whenever it did, the effects always left him in awe. This time, however, the result was beyond his expectations—elemental affinity and damage immunity!
"This could be considered an indirect way of providing me with a sort of…"
"Invincible Golden Body?"
A smile played on Tang Luochuan's lips. The Invincible Golden Body negated physical damage, while his ability nullified elemental damage. Though different in nature, they achieved similar effects.
The most crucial part was that this had no immunity restrictions, let alone requiring the sacrifice of a hundred-thousand-year-old wife. Truly worthy of being the system's proud achievement.
"…"
After entering the teaching building, Gu Yue slowed her pace. Tang Luochuan caught up and followed her into the office.
"Teacher Wu, we're here."
"Mm, good."
Upon arriving, Wu Zhangkong's figure came into view, and standing beside him was Dean Yu Lian.
Instantly, Tang Luochuan understood. The resources allocated to Class Zero required significant additional investment from Eastsea Academy. Just like in the original story, Wu Lin and the others had signed an agreement.
"Hello, children."
"You are all the academy's most talented geniuses, members of Class Zero. Therefore, this agreement…"
"…requires your signatures."
Sure enough, once everyone had gathered, Yu Lian produced the prepared guarantee agreement and handed it to them.
"Guarantee agreement?"
Hearing this, the group froze momentarily before studying the document before them, each lost in thought.
I voluntarily enter into this agreement with Eastsea Academy. Except under special circumstances, I will not transfer schools before completing both junior and senior divisions of intermediate academy education.
"The academy will significantly increase resource investment in Class Zero, so naturally, we need to ensure you remain here for your studies."
Yu Lian smiled warmly as he looked at the group of vibrant youngsters before him, speaking calmly.
"Dean, shouldn't we discuss this with our families before signing?"
Xie Xie couldn't help but ask.
"Yeah…"
Tang Wulin's eyes flickered with doubt. If he were alone, he might have signed without hesitation, but without his parents' knowledge…
Was this really something a nine-year-old could decide?
"…"
Gu Yue remained silent, her gaze instinctively shifting to Tang Luochuan beside her. Wherever he was, she would be.
"Wu Lin."
"Mom and Dad's plan for us was always Eastsea. We can sign—let's do it."
Tang Luochuan was the first to write his name on the agreement before turning to Tang Wulin with a smile.
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Staying at Eastsea Academy wasn't a bad idea. His basic development for the next few years would be here anyway.
"Alright…"
"Then I'll sign too."
Noticing Tang Luochuan's action, Gu Yue took the pen from his hand and smoothly signed her name in one fluid motion.
"I'll sign as well."
Seeing their leader had already signed, Xie Xie swiftly put pen to paper. As a native of Eastsea, staying wasn't a big deal.
"Jinxi, let's sign."
"Of course."
Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi exchanged a glance before signing with a smile.
"…"
Wei Xiaofeng, who had initially been deep in thought, watched the scene with determination in his eyes. Following the others, he signed the final agreement in his hand.
The entire Zero Class remained intact without dispersal.
"Alright, by signing this agreement, you are now officially the academy's most elite core members..."
After collecting the signed agreements, Yu Lian smiled and waved his hand dismissively.
"If there's nothing else, you may leave."
Everyone: "..."
After Tang Luochuan and the others had left, the smile on Lian Yu's face faded slightly as his gaze fixed on the words "except under special circumstances" written on the agreements.
Clearly, this was something he hadn't originally intended to include. What exactly could be considered a "special circumstance"...?
"Teacher Wu."
"Do they truly possess that potential?"
Lian Yu looked up and addressed Wu Zhangkong.
"Of course."
Teacher Wu's expression remained calm as he gazed out the window, his eyes shimmering with starlight. The future of these children...
would be far broader than even his own. He sincerely hoped these youngsters would have brighter futures than he did.
"..."
"Luo Chuan."
"What is it?"
After exiting the academic building, Tang Luochuan turned toward the voice with a puzzled expression when he heard Gu Yue call his name.
"I'm hungry."
"Let's go eat."
Gu Yue glanced at him briefly before quickly averting her gaze, speaking softly.
"Huh?"
This took Tang Luochuan by surprise. He hadn't even started trying to console her yet—had Gu Yue already gotten over it by herself?
"You don't want to?"
"No, it's just that I was thinking..."
"You're not jealous anymore?"
Tang Luochuan shook his head and spoke bluntly.
"Jealous..."
"Why would I be jealous? Besides, you already said nothing happened. Don't I trust you?"
Gu Yue gave a light hum, appearing completely indifferent.
How little confidence did she have in herself? Those two insignificant human girls would never be able to steal Luo Chuan away from her.
Getting jealous over people like them? Never!
"Right, right, of course you're not jealous."
"Come on, I'll take you somewhere good to eat."
Tang Luochuan simply smiled at Gu Yue's stubborn denial before speaking gently.
"Mmm..."
"Let's go."
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